Some German Missouri soldiers didn't relish the distinction, and were about clubbing them over the head, when I interfered and received their surrender.

Hurrying back to the general, I reported the dangerous condition of things.

He and General Churchill, commanding officer of the enemy, started for Deshler's brigade; meeting Garland, a quarrel and some recrimination followed between him and Churchill, as to where the fault of the surrender belonged, which was rather promptly silenced by General Sherman, who hurried to the scene of trouble.

There, after some ill-natured talk, Deshler ordered his men to lay down their arms.

I rode into the fort, and found the parapet badly torn up by the fire from the fleet.